On Sunday, June 2 the Union Township Police, with the assistance of Cincinnati Police Department District 2 and the Hamilton County Sherriff’s Department, arrested Joshua Randall, 24, of Walton Ky., after an early Saturday morning aggravated robbery of the Best Western Hotel in Union Township.

Investigative efforts led investigators to Joshua Randall in a Mt. Washington apartment, where he fled after he was aware of police presence. He was apprehended a short time later by the Cincinnati Police Department.

Joshua Randall was incarcerated on one count of aggravated robbery, a first degree felony.

Randall will be facing additional charges in another robbery offense that occurred one week prior at a fruit and vegetable stand along state Route 125. Addition charges will be presented to the Clermont County Grand Jury for consideration.

The Union Township Police Department is continuing the investigation. Anyone with any information of the Best Western Hotel robbery should contact the Union Township Police Department at (513) 752-1230.